The Danger of Dumbing Down American Students

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson explains why the ignorance of American students keeps him up at night more than the threat of radical Islam. This content was created prior to Hanson’s major surgery on Dec. 30. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: […]

Minnesota’s ICE Meltdown: How a Vehicular Assault Turned Into Liberal Martyrdom Theater

Listen up, you soy-sipping snowflakes and freedom-loving patriots alike, because the Land of 10,000 Lakes just turned into the Land of 10,000 Tantrums. On January 7, 2026, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman named Renee Nicole Good decided to play bumper cars with federal ICE agents during a routine immigration enforcement op in south Minneapolis. Spoiler: It […]

The Decline of Religiosity is More Worrisome Than the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler continue their Sour 16 competition with growing irreligiosity squaring off against artificial intelligence. Which does Hanson feel is more worrisome? This content was recorded prior to Hanson’s major surgery on Dec. 30. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition […]

Minnesota’s Fraud Fiasco: How Tim Walz’s Socialist Paradise Turned Into a Grifter’s Goldmine

The Land of 10,000 Lakes is drowning in a swamp of scams that’s got more holes than a block of Swiss cheese left out in a blizzard. We’re talking billions—yeah, billions with a B—siphoned off by fraudsters while Governor Tim Walz played footsie with every handout program under the sun. And now, in early 2026, […]

Trump Admin Warns Mamdani Against Anti-White Discrimination

The Department of Justice notified New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani that anti-white discrimination would not be tolerated, following publication of past controversial statements by his top housing aide. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced Tuesday that she was putting New York officials “on notice” about attempts to racially discriminate or deprive citizens of their rights. “New […]

‘That’s Gonna Be Your Issue’: Trump Gives House GOP Midterm Playbook

President Donald Trump told a gathering of House Republicans that healthcare should be their top issue as they begin campaigning for the 2026 midterm elections. “It’s never been our issue,” Trump said in a speech at the GOP Issues Conference Tuesday in Washington, D.C. “It should be our issue.” “ Let the money go directly to […]

Maine’s Medicaid Meltdown: How Somali Fraudsters Fleeced Taxpayers While Janet Mills Looked the Other Way

Listen up, America First patriots, because the Pine Tree State is rotting from the inside out, and it’s all thanks to the kind of swampy corruption that makes you want to grab a chainsaw and start clearing house. We’re talking about a massive Medicaid scam that’s sucked millions from hardworking Mainers’ pockets, funneled straight into […]

Dems Turn Maduro’s Takedown into Their Latest Cash Grab: Sowing Chaos While America Wins

Listen up, patriots, because the Democrats are at it again, turning a massive win for America into their personal piggy bank of division and delusion. Nicolás Maduro, that socialist thug who’s been bleeding Venezuela dry and flooding our streets with poison, finally got yanked out of his hidey-hole on January 3, 2026, courtesy of some […]

Trump’s Jacksonian Foreign Policy (With a Twist)

In the past, I’ve characterized as, Walter Russell Mead, most famously [said], that Trump’s foreign policy is neither interventionist, surely not nation building, nor is it isolationist, as the Left accuses. It was something called Jacksonian. That is, “no better friend, no worse enemy.” “Don’t tread on me.” Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of […]

Maduro Is in US Custody. Who Are the Biggest ‘Axis of Evil’ Losers?

The leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is now in U.S. custody and appeared in federal court in New York on Monday, two days after the U.S. military captured him. The operation that ousted him will have deep and lasting implications not only for Venezuela, but also nations that aligned themselves with Maduro’s regime, according to policy […]